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- \-mənt\
- /ɪnˈtræp.mənt/
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- \-mənt\
Definitions of entrapment word
- noun entrapment The state of being entrapped. 1
- uncountable noun entrapment Entrapment is the practice of arresting someone by using unfair or illegal methods. 0
- noun entrapment the luring, by a police officer or journalist, of a person into committing a crime so that he or she may be prosecuted for it 0
- noun entrapment (law) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime. 0
- noun entrapment (chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel. 0
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Parts of speech for Entrapment
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entrapment popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for entrapment
noun entrapment
- setup — Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- sting — to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- snare — one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
- frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
Antonyms for entrapment
noun entrapment
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
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